NIGP 54557: Posthole Diggers and Earth Drills, Powered, Portable

NIGP 54557 Posthole Diggers and Earth Drills, Powered, Portable is an Item code covering powered excavation and drilling equipment for ground work. State and local governments use this code to procure portable earth-moving tools for construction, utility installation, fence building, and infrastructure maintenance. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state procurement offices and multi-jurisdictional cooperative purchasing vehicles. The Sourcewell cooperative procurement initiative, administered by the State of Minnesota as a local government unit, brings together participating county governments (including Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Chelan, and Yakima Counties in Washington) alongside school districts, transit authorities, and other public entities across the United States and Canada, indicating that equipment needs are distributed across diverse agency types and geographies.

Recent activity shows two distinct procurement approaches. The State of Texas issued IFB IW256901 on July 1, 2026, for a "Derrick Digger" contract with responses due July 16, 2026; the full scope, quantities, and specifications are contained in the IFB document itself. Sourcewell issued RFP 061626 on May 12, 2026, to establish law enforcement equipment contracting solutions available to thousands of participating governmental agencies, higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and public entities; the response deadline was June 16, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. Central Time, with submission required exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. Vendors pursuing Sourcewell opportunities must register a free account at https://proportal.sourcewell-mn.gov and direct general procurement inquiries to Mari Vielma at rfp@sourcewell-mn.gov or 888-894-1930. Recent procurement activity is concentrated in Texas and through multi-state cooperative frameworks anchored in Minnesota and Washington.